IMGs from Egypt for USMLE and Residency

Egyptian doctors study for the USMLE and get the ECFMG certificate to apply later on for residency in the US. They apply through ERAS every year to the same programs that interview and match their peers. These programs include the following: IMG Friendly.

Physicians from Egypt will come to the US ahead of time to do 2-3 months of clinical experience to make their profile more competitive. They will do these rotations in the following hospitals before applying to residency: Observerships.


Egyptian medical graduates usually come from these medical schools:

Ain Shams University Faculty of Medicine
Al-Azhar Faculty of Medicine for Men in Asyut
Al-Azhar University Faculty of Medicine
Alexandria University Faculty of Medicine
Armed Forces College of Medicine (AFCM)
Assiut University Faculty of Medicine
Aswan University Faculty of Medicine
Beni Suef University Faculty of Medicine
Cairo University Faculty of Medicine
College of Human Medicine Benha University
Damietta Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University
Fayoum University Faculty of Medicine
Helwan University Faculty of Medicine
Ibrahim Pasha University Faculty of Medicine
Kafrelsheikh University Faculty of Medicine
Mansoura University Faculty of Medicine
Menoufia University Faculty of Medicine
Minia University Faculty of Medicine
Misr University for Science and Technology College of Medicine
Newgiza University School of Medicine
October 6 University Faculty of Medicine
Port Said University Faculty of Medicine
Qena Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University
Sohag University Faculty of Medicine
Suez Canal University Faculty of Medicine
Tanta University Faculty of Medicine
Zagazig University Faculty of Medicine